gpsman
huh? Literally everone IS speeding around here, at least outside of rush hour. I actually tried driving the speed limit to work a couple days after one of these discussions a couple years ago; I think I pbutted one vehicle on the way to work (a semi-truck carrying some large structural-looking roof pieces) and never got out of the right lane on the way home. Not only was I the slowest car on the road but I felt like a rock in a stream, I was constantly worried about being hit from behind, I was so far out of the main flow of traffic.
Most US limits *ARE* arbitrary.
A New Category of Sloth 3339Many sensor controlled signals are combination timer and sensor, at least during heavy traffic times. They go by a fixed schedule, often in sync with other lights on the roads...
Cite?
I can't say there's *no* traffic rests at that speed, but since 75-85 MPH is often the main flow of traffic on I-95 (speed limit 55 or 65 depending on location) it stands to reason that of course if anyone wrecks it is likely that that is what their speed is found to be.
So let's stop focusing on speed and start focusing on things that will actually make the road safer!
What factors? Some politician pulled a number out of his butt and slapped it on a sign. Why should I care? Now if it WERE set properly, I might agree with your point.
No, they should be ticketed repeatedly until they lose their license. Those of us driving safely should be permitted to drive faster.
No, he most certainly does not. Research the laws in your state.
Ayup.
I'm not condoning following too closely, but since LLBers seem to be immune to the left turn signal and a headlight flash is often interpreted as a rude signal (and often as not followed by a brake check) it's perfectly understandable. Left turn signals and headlight flashes are and have been for years a signal that the following driver would like the leading driver to move over. It's only in recent years that LLBers have become all self-righteous about it instead of just moving out of the way and admitting that they may have been inattentive for a minute.
NO, I anticipate that as a solution! You see, those "higher speeds" are already the speeds people are driving at. So the roads aren't going to be any *less* safe... but the police won't be able to write all those speeding tickets anymore. So they'll have to find something to write up motorists for...
No, they drive aggressively not because the speed limits are too low (they are, but they're universally ignored unless in visual range of a police officer) but because either a) they're buttholes and just want to get ahead at the expense of others or b) they are trying to break free of a LLB-induced traffic clot.
Usually not so radically without at least one person being wrong.
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